What Borges Agricultural & Industrial Edible Oils does

Borges Agricultural & Industrial Edible Oils, S.A.U. (BAIEO) is a Spain-based, privately held B2B producer of bulk semi-industrialized edible oils and vinegar, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the family-owned Borges International Group (founded 1896). The company produces and distributes olive oils, seed oils, composition oils, and aromatic oils, alongside Modena vinegar through its Italian subsidiary Ortalli, supplying these as industrial ingredients or as semi-finished products for third-party brand packaging. Its principal customers are major food multinationals, with secondary applications in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and industrial sectors; the company explicitly serves clients in more than 60 countries.

BAIEO operates three production units — Tárrega (Spain, headquarters and seed oil extraction), Cabra (Spain, olive milling via Capricho Andaluz), and Marzaglia (Italy, Modena vinegar via Ortalli) — with a US sales and distribution subsidiary (Borges National USA, Corp.) based in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Production is built on mechanical extraction and solvent dissolution methods, integrated with refining, filtering, and bottling, and is backed by an unusually broad certification portfolio covering food safety (BRC, FSSC 22000, IFS Food), environmental and energy management (ISO 14001, ISO 50001), laboratory competence (ISO 17025), occupational safety (ISO 45001), religious compliance (Kosher, Halal), organic and non-GMO standards (USDA NOP, EU Organic, Non-GMO Project), sustainability (ISCC), ethical trade (SMETA), and customs (AEO, IOC). The company also runs an INFOLIVE subscription channel that delivers curated harvest and market intelligence to clients.

Revenue is generated through direct B2B sales of bulk semi-industrialized oils and contract packaging for third-party brands; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set within direct commercial relationships. Recent strategic activity centers on a €23.1M investment plan executed between June 2018 and May 2022, including a €10M seed oil extraction plant inaugurated in Tárrega in 2019 that increased capacity by approximately 30%. Innovation has been directed at clean-label alternatives (Healthy & Green Solid Oil 4.0, 2018) and circular-economy valorization of olive oil waste through the EU LIFE CYCLOPS consortium (2022) for polyphenol, biogas, and digestate recovery, positioning the company at the intersection of industrial ingredient supply and sustainability-led differentiation.

Name

Borges Agricultural & Industrial Edible Oils

Legal name

Borges Agricultural & Industrial Edible Oils, S.A.U.

Website

https://borges-baieo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Borges Agricultural & Industrial Edible Oils (BAIEO) is a Spain-based B2B producer of bulk semi-industrialized olive oils, seed oils, and vinegars, supplying industrial ingredients and private-label packaging to major food multinationals across more than 60 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Edible Oils Manufacturing

NAICS

Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225), Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing (31122), Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070)

akta.pro primary industry

Olive Oil Production & Bottling (AFAKAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Frying Oils & Foodservice Oil Blends Manufacturing (AFAKAEAI), Edible Oil Packaging, Bottling & Private Label Manufacturing (AFAKAEAJ)

Keywords

• Edible oil production
• Olive oil processing
• Seed oil extraction
• Private label packaging
• Industrial ingredients supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Tárrega

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Bulk Semi-Industrialized Oil Sales: Sale of semi-industrialized bulk products to industries using oils as ingredients in their processes or for subsequent packaging. Includes olive oils, seed oils, aromatic oils, composition oils.
2. Third-Party Brand Packaging: Contract manufacturing and packaging of oils for third-party brands that commercialize through their own commercial networks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Borges Agricultural & Industrial Edible Oils (BAIEO) produces and distributes bulk semi-industrialized olive oils, seed oils, aromatic oils and composition oils for use as industrial ingredients or for subsequent packaging. The company also operates third-party brand packaging services for clients commercializing oils through their own commercial networks, and produces specialty products such as Modena vinegar through its Italian subsidiary and the Healthy & Green Solid Oil 4.0 unsaturated-vegetable-oil fat system for food industry applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Healthy & Green Solid Oil 4.0: Healthy alternative to saturated fats in the food industry, made from unsaturated vegetable oils for bakery, confectionery, puff pastry, biscuits, creams, chocolates and processed meat industries.
• Capricho Andaluz
• Ortalli

Products and services

• Bulk semi-industrialized olive oils

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% increase in production capacity at new seed oil extraction plant in Tàrrega
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cetaqua (Water Technology Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022LIFE CYCLOPS project co-funded by European Commission's LIFE Programme. Cetaqua leads the consortium and provides overall project coordination. The project validates a new process for recovering polyphenols from olive oil industry waste, promoting circular economy. BAIEO hosts the pilot plant at its Cabra facility.
• Aquatec (Agbar Group)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2022Aquatec, a company of the Agbar group, provides the technology for the LIFE CYCLOPS project. The technology enables recovery of polyphenols from olive oil industry waste (alperujo) for conversion into high-value products.
• CSIC - Higher Council for Scientific Research (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022The Spanish National Research Council, through the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry, focuses on purification and characterization processes of polyphenols recovered from olive oil industry waste in the LIFE CYCLOPS project.
• Unió OrigenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022Unió Origen is an operational partner of the wine industry in the LIFE CYCLOPS project. The pilot plant will move to Unió Origen after validation at BAIEO facilities. Project plans to implement the solution in 8 wine industry facilities.
• Unió NutsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022Unió Nuts participates in the LIFE CYCLOPS consortium and hosts pilot plants in its facilities alongside BAIEO and Unió Origen.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Major oilseed processor and food ingredient supplier with broad portfolio across bulk oils and specialty fats; competes with BAIEO for industrial ingredient contracts globally.
• Bunge Limited: Global oilseed processor and bulk vegetable oil supplier across food, feed and biofuel; provides the pricing benchmark and large-scale B2B supply against which mid-sized oil specialists like BAIEO compete.
• Cargill: Diversified global agribusiness with deep oilseed crushing, refining and ingredient capabilities, serving many of the same food multinationals and industrial customers as BAIEO.

Direct peers

• Ybarra (Grupo Ybarra): Spanish olive oil and food company with bottling, distribution and ingredient supply into food multinationals; competes head-to-head with BAIEO in Spanish-sourced bulk and packaged olive oils.
• Tampieri Group: Italian vegetable oil processor with comparable seed oil and specialty oil capabilities, explicitly identified alongside BAIEO as key grapeseed oil participants; similar vertical B2B model.
• Sovena Group: Portuguese olive oil producer with vertical integration from grove to bottling, supplying industrial and private-label customers in Europe and overseas; closely mirrors BAIEO's olive oil footprint and third-party packaging model.
• AAK (AarhusKarlshamn): Global specialty oils and fats supplier focused on bakery, confectionery, and dairy alternatives, including palm oil alternatives; overlaps directly with BAIEO's Healthy & Green Solid Oil 4.0 reformulation franchise.
• Deoleo: World's largest olive oil bottler with strong Mediterranean sourcing and customer multinationals; directly competes with BAIEO in bulk and bottled olive oils for industrial and retail customers.

Emerging players

• Olam Food Ingredients (ofi): Specialty ingredient platform with growing presence in edible oils, dressings, and Mediterranean-sourced oils; competes for private-label and industrial olive and seed oil contracts.
• Acetificio Balsamico di Modena (Acetum / GP Graf): Modena vinegar and condiment producers clustered around BAIEO's Ortalli subsidiary in Marzaglia; comparable Italian production footprint and ingredients-to-industry business model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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